Hoedt chose smartphone over tactical discussion

OTHER According to Het Laatste Nieuws, it's over and out for Wesley Hoedt at Anderlecht. According to the newspaper, when he heard Thursday that he would not start against Silkeborg, the defender gave a very uninterested impression and preferred his smartphone and airpods to the tactical discussion.


Not only before the match his attitude was far from exemplary, he also looked very bored at the airport. To coach Robin Veldman he made it clear that he could not reconcile himself with being a substitute. After which the board decided to remove Hoedt from the selection. Saturday he trained alone. 

It is likely that Hoedt will leave in January. "The club will have to decide that with his entourage," Veldman said yesterday after the game against Antwerp when asked the question.

It is not the first time that Hoedt appears to be on his way out at Anderlecht. Although Vincent Kompany pushed through his transfer in the summer of last year, the latter indicated back in December that he was actually no longer counting on Hoedt. And when purple-white signed Jan Vertonghen in late August, Hoedt's agent is said to have been busy looking for a new club.